Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

July 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:

** Tata Steel has put the process of selling its
major British assets on hold because of the uncertainty caused
by the Brexit vote and also surrounding pension liabilities and
will now also look at forming a joint venture, the company said.

** EU antitrust regulators are expected to approve CK
Hutchison Holdings' plan to merge its Italian mobile
business with that of Vimpelcom after they agree to help
Iliad break into the market, two people familiar with
the matter said.

** Buyout groups Triton, Equistone and an Asian chemicals
company are preparing offers for a former business of Germany's
Evonik put on the block by its private equity owner,
people close to the deal said.